SB 9.6.23-24 — FolioCorpus

Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 9.6.23-24

धुन्धुमार इति ख्यातस्तत्सुतास्ते च जज्वलु: । धुन्धोर्मुखाग्निना सर्वे त्रय एवावशेषिता: ॥ २३ ॥ द‍ृढाश्व: कपिलाश्वश्च भद्राश्व इति भारत । द‍ृढाश्वपुत्रो हर्यश्वो निकुम्भस्तत्सुत: स्मृत: ॥ २४ ॥

dhundhumāra iti khyātas

[dhundhumaara iti khyaatas]

tat-sutās te ca jajvaluḥ

[tat-sutaas te cha jajvaluh]

dhundhor mukhāgninā sarve

[dhundhor mukhaagninaa sarve]

traya evāvaśeṣitāḥ

[traya evaavasheshitaah]

dṛḍhāśvaḥ kapilāśvaś ca

[dridhaashvah kapilaashvash cha]

bhadrāśva iti bhārata

[bhadraashva iti bhaarata]

dṛḍhāśva-putro haryaśvo

[dridhaashva-putro haryashvo]

nikumbhas tat-sutaḥ smṛtaḥ

[nikumbhas tat-sutah smritah]

Word-for-word

dhundhu-māraḥ — the killer of Dhundhu iti — thus khyātaḥ — celebrated tat-sutāḥ — his sons te — all of them ca — also jajvaluḥ — burned dhundhoḥ — of Dhundhu mukha-agninā — by the fire emanating from the mouth sarve — all of them trayaḥ — three eva — only avaśeṣitāḥ — remained alive dṛḍhāśvaḥ — Dṛḍhāśva kapilāśvaḥ — Kapilāśva ca — and bhadrāśvaḥ — Bhadrāśva iti — thus bhārata — O Mahārāja Parīkṣit dṛḍhāśva-putraḥ — the son of Dṛḍhāśva haryaśvaḥ — named Haryaśva nikumbhaḥ — Nikumbha tat-sutaḥ — his son smṛtaḥ — well known.

Blended reading (Sanskrit + English inline)

dhundhumāra iti khyātas

dhundhu-māraḥ

the killer of Dhundhu

iti

thus

khyātaḥ

celebrated

tat-sutās te ca jajvaluḥ

tat-sutāḥ

his sons

all of them

also

jajvaluḥ

burned

dhundhor mukhāgninā sarve

dhundhoḥ

of Dhundhu

mukha-agninā

by the fire emanating from the mouth

sarve

all of them

traya evāvaśeṣitāḥ

trayaḥ

three

eva

only

avaśeṣitāḥ

remained alive

dṛḍhāśvaḥ kapilāśvaś ca

dṛḍhāśvaḥ

Dṛḍhāśva

kapilāśvaḥ

Kapilāśva

and

bhadrāśva iti bhārata

bhadrāśvaḥ

Bhadrāśva

iti

thus

bhārata

O Mahārāja Parīkṣit

dṛḍhāśva-putro haryaśvo

dṛḍhāśva-putraḥ

the son of Dṛḍhāśva

haryaśvaḥ

named Haryaśva

nikumbhas tat-sutaḥ smṛtaḥ

nikumbhaḥ

Nikumbha

tat-sutaḥ

his son

smṛtaḥ

well known.

O Mahārāja Parīkṣit, for this reason Kuvalayāśva is celebrated as Dhundhumāra [“the killer of Dhundhu”]. All but three of his sons, however, were burned to ashes by the fire emanating from Dhundhu’s mouth. The remaining sons were Dṛḍhāśva, Kapilāśva and Bhadrāśva. From Dṛḍhāśva came a son named Haryaśva, whose son is celebrated as Nikumbha.

Gauḍīya Ācāryas

Viśvanātha Cakravartī Ṭhākura Gauḍīya

Translation

O Mahārāja Parīkṣit, for this reason Kuvalayāśva is celebrated as Dhundhumāra "the killer of Dhundhu". All but three of his sons, however, were burned to ashes by the fire emanating from Dhundhu's mouth. The remaining sons were Dṛḍhāśva, Kapilāśva and Bhadrāśva. From Dṛḍhāśva came a son named Haryaśva, whose son is celebrated as Nikumbha.

Personal Guidance

Even in noble missions, casualties occur. We must be sober about the cost of taking on great fights, and grateful when even a remnant survives to carry the line forward.

Reflection Questions

Where have I been romanticizing a 'noble fight' without honestly counting its costs?
Whom in my life is a survivor of difficult circumstances and deserves my recognition and support?

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